A look at what’s happening around the majors today:
AILING
The Yankees will see how shortstop Didi Gregorius is feeling
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over Toronto first baseman Kendrys Morales.
Gregorius is batting .270 with 22 home runs and 74 RBIs, and has 48 extra-base hits this season.
“It’s something that we’ll monitor over the next 24 hours, could potentially be a DL thing,” manager Aaron Boone said.
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Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish had another setback in his injury-interrupted year, increasing speculation he might be done for the season. Darvish lasted just one
inning in his rehab start with Class A South Bend on Sunday.
Darvish has been sidelined by triceps and elbow injuries, and shook his right arm as he left the field. The 32-year-old is 1-3 with a 4.95 ERA for Chicago and
has made just eight starts since signing a $126 million, six-year contract.
VICTORY LANE
Indians ace Corey Kluber and Boston right-hander Rick Porcello start when Cleveland visits Fenway Park to begin a four-game matchup between AL division
leaders. If either Kluber (15-6, 2.68 ERA) or Porcello (15-5, 4.04) get the
victory, they would tie Washington’s Max Scherzer and the Yankees’ Luis Severino
for the major league wins lead.
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Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton plays at Marlins Park for the first time since Miami traded the 2017 NL MVP in December. Stanton played his first eight
seasons with the Marlins, and led the majors with 59 home runs last year.
Stanton has hit 32 this year for New York
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“It’s going to be weird for sure walking in, going to the visitors’ side,” Stanton said. “But I am looking forward to it. It’s a big part of my life, my
time down there. It will be a cool experience.”
FIT FOR A KING
Felix Hernandez returns to Seattle’s rotation, a week after the only relief appearance of his career. The longtime Mariners ace (8-11, 5.62 ERA) was
recently bumped to the bullpen after a series of shaky starts. He threw 5 2/3
innings of relief last Tuesday after James Paxton was forced to leave when he
was hit in the pitching arm by a line drive. Hernandez will start in Paxton’s
place when the M’s host Gerrit Cole (11-5, 2.71) and the Astros.
??With the clock running down in a tie game, the Detroit Lions didn’t have any qualms about
the ball being in Matthew Stafford’s injured throwing hand.They’ve come to
expect their quarterback to find a way to lead them to victory in those
situations, and Stafford didn’t disappoint Sunday, when he threw for 381 yards
and set up Matt Prater for a 46-yard field goal in the closing seconds to beat
the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24-21.The victory stopped a two-game skid and kept the
Lions (7-6) in playoff contention with three games remaining.“I just think we
have a lot of confidence. I think guys that have been around here have
understood that sometimes that’s the way the game boils down. We go out there
and make plays,” Stafford said after directing a winning drive in the fourth
quarter or overtime for the 32nd time in his career.“When you have
success
Taven Bryan Jersey Elite , it breeds confidence,” he added, “Frankly, there’s been some times this year where we haven’t been successful in those
situations, some really close calls in some other games. It feels good to get
back out there and have a two-minute drive, go down there and win the
game.”Stafford made his 109th consecutive start despite being limited in
practice after his right hand was stepped on during the previous week at
Baltimore . He completed 36 of 44 attempts against the Bucs (4-9), and the Lions
overcame two interceptions and a fumble to stay alive for a playoff spot.Jameis
Winston rallied Tampa Bay, which has lost eight of 10 following a 2-1 start,
with a pair of fourth-quarter TD passes. But once again, the Bucs’ defense
couldn’t hold off an opponent down the stretch.A week ago, the Bucs led by a
field goal in the closing minutes of regulation before losing 26-20 in overtime
at Green Bay.“This team is always going to fight. We’ve just got to learn how to
come out on the other side of these things
Youth Lorenzo Carter Jersey ,” Tampa Bay defensive tackle Gerald McCoy said.“We fought back last week. We fought back this week,” McCoy, who left the
game in the opening half with a biceps injury. “It’s a fine line between winning
and losing. The fine line was a field goal today.”Stafford moved the Lions 49
yards in eight plays to set up Prater’s winning kick with 20 seconds left ??the
fourth winning drive he’s led this season.“Tough guy who heals quickly. It’s
always been that way,” Lions coach Jim Caldwell said. “He’s a great leader. Did
a tremendous out there for us under tough circumstances. … He threw the ball
pretty well. I’m sure it wasn’t easy, but he did a nice job.”Stafford threw a
5-yard TD pass to Golden Tate and Theo Riddick scored on runs of 2 and 18 yards
to help the Lions take a 21-7 lead into the fourth quarter.Winston, who threw
two interceptions and lost a fumble, led a 75-yard drive that he finished with a
2-yard scoring pass to O.J. Howard and then used a 40-yard pass interference
call against Detroit cornerback DJ Hayden to set a 2-yard TD throw to
seldom-used offensive lineman Leonard Wester to make it 21-21 with eight minutes
remaining.Winston completed 26 of 38 passes for 285 yards. His fumble led to
Riddick’s second TD run. Tampa Bay finished with five turnovers, and Winston was
sacked three times.The loss ensures the Bucs, who haven’t made the playoffs
since 2007, will finish with a losing record . The team entered this season with
heightened expectations after going 9-7 in their first year under coach Dirk
Koetter, who now finds himself deflecting questions about whether his
relationship with Winston ??the top pick in the 2015 draft ??is
deteriorating.“That’s obviously news to me. I think Jameis and I have an
extremely consistent relationship for the last three years. I don’t think
anything’s different about it
Wholesale James Washington Jersey , but that’s just my opinion,” the coach added before shrugging off another question about if he was concern about
speculation about a possible riff between the two.“It concerns me that we’re not
winning enough games. That’s my biggest concern,” Koetter said. “I know the
truth about our relationship. My big concern is our football team.”TOUGH
GUYStafford’s streak of 109 consecutive starts is the third-longest among NFL
quarterbacks behind Matt Ryan (128) and Philip Rivers (119).BAD CALLIt took two
replay reviews for officials to get it right on a play initially ruled an
incomplete pass and 15-yard penalty against the Lions for a hit on a defenseless
receiver in the first half.Officials first looked at Winston’s first-quarter
completion to Howard, who fumbled after being hit in the shoulder by safety
Quandre Diggs at Detroit’s 18-yard line. The Bucs retained possession when the
play was ruled an incompletion and that a 15-yard penalty should be assessed
from the spot of the previous play.The Lions then successfully challenged the
ruling of an incomplete pass. Following another review, referee Ed Hochuli
announced Howard indeed caught the ball and took four steps before being hit,
and the Lions were awarded the ball on the fumble recovery. There was no foul
for the hit, which was legal.INJURIESLions: Played without RT Rick Wagner
(ankle), who was inactive.Buccaneers: DT Gerald McCoy left in the first half
with a shoulder/biceps injury and did not return.UP NEXTLions: Return home to
face Chicago on Saturday.Buccaneers: Begin a stretch of three consecutive games
to end the season against NFC South rivals, hosting Atlanta next Monday
night..